Free State of Lippe
The Free State of Lippe (German: Freistaat Lippe) was a German state formed after the Principality of Lippe was abolished following the German Revolution of 1918.
Free State of Lippe Freistaat Lippe | |||||||||
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State of Germany | |||||||||
1918–1947 | |||||||||
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![]() The Free State of Lippe (red) within the Weimar Republic | |||||||||
Capital | Detmold | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• 1939 | 1,215.2 km2 (469.2 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1939 | 188598 | ||||||||
Government | |||||||||
• Type | Republic | ||||||||
Chairman | |||||||||
• 1918–1920 | Clemens Becker | ||||||||
• 1920–1933 | Heinrich Drake | ||||||||
• 1933 | Ernst Krappe | ||||||||
Minister-President | |||||||||
• 1933–1936 | Hans-Joachim Riecke | ||||||||
• 1936–1945 | Alfred Meyer | ||||||||
• 1945–1947 | Heinrich Drake | ||||||||
Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||
• Established | 9 November 1918 | ||||||||
• Incorporation into North Rhine-Westphalia | 21 January 1947 | ||||||||
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After the end of World War II and Nazi regime, Lippe was restored. This autonomy ended in January 1947, when the Control Commission for Germany – British Element (CCG/BE) incorporated Lippe into the new German state of North Rhine-Westphalia created three months earlier. The British established a number of military bases in North Rhine-Westphalia, of which Detmold (HQ and units of 20th Armoured Brigade) and Lemgo (infantry battalion barracks) were located within the former boundaries of the Free State of Lippe.
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Map showing Free State of Lippe in 1923–1946.
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Map showing Lippe and Schaumburg-Lippe.
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